Associate Director

What is the Opportunity?

The Chief Data Office (CDO) is a first line function that provides execution support for critical data governance and data management activities. The Chief Data Office guides the evolution of RBC’s data strategy and influences strategic investments in data to support business strategy and regulatory compliance. This director position is an enterprise role leading Enterprise Data Governance within the Chief Data Office reporting to the Associate Director of Shared Data
Management Services & Governance.

What will you do?

• Support data governance execution strategy to ensure data risk management is consistent, effective, and efficient in practice across RBC globally.

• Participate as CDO liaison to the second line. Review current data management and related policies and standards along with synthesis of current and upcoming regulatory landscape, findings, and external industry trends to provide gaps and recommend opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate with compliance to assess, synthesize, and communicate implications on enterprise data functions, data assets, and data provisioning strategy arising from new and changed regulations. Coordinate across data functions and assets in execution when necessary.

• Maintain CDO first line procedures and guidance to ensure consistent execution of data risk management and governance across RBC globally

• Support CDO execution of CDO owned and operated governance controls. Participate in shared data management services and governance risk and control self-assessment activities.

• Articulate and prioritize governance requirements for data management automation investments.

• Act a key contact and primary support for the CDO and federated Data Management Offices (DMO) with regulatory, compliance and audit data matters as well as data related risk activities in RCSA; provide first line data risk management point of view on strategies, driving change where appropriate.

What do you need to succeed?

• 10+ years of date experience in financial services

• 8+ years experience in data management

• 2+ years in first or second-line risk management and/or governance at a financial institution

• 2 years in strategy development

• 2 years in team management

• Prior experience implementing and supporting enterprise-wide risk programs

• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and legislative guidelines

• Experience managing projects including planning, implementation and reporting

• Ability to work in a demanding environment with competing priorities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable interacting with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels

• Experience with Canadian and US regulatory reporting and familiar with current regulations such as BCBS 239, OCC Heightened Banking Standards, IFRS, and CCAR preferred

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

• Opportunities to do challenging work.

• Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

•     Drives RBC’s high-performance culture

•     Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals

•     Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

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